Objectives
- To introduce students about role of women farmers in traditional farming and need of doption of technologies, digital farming for farm women.
- To build capacities of students to help farm women for developing skills for use of hardware, software and data processing in digital farm management of selected crops.
Brief Content
This course will enable students to acquaint with role of women farmers in traditional farming and need of adoption of technologies to reduce their drudgery, digital farming for women, with digital farming,
techniques and data processing. The course will provide practical knowledge to students of handling Drones, AGV and Agribots and its digitalization in agronomic operations for farm women .
Introduction
Adoption of digitalization in farming has become essential part of progress in farming. It is necessary to orient students to know traditional farm practices and adoption of tehnologies in various agriculture operations like sowing, weed management, Irrigation Management, Pest and Disease management etc
Part – I
Global and national digitalization in agriculture. Present challenges for women in Indian agriculture, possible solutions to the present challenges. Use of digital farming,
Part-II
Exiting farming practices and potentials of digital farming practices , agriculture management by using sensor applications i.e. drones, AVGs and agbots. Use of digital data for crop and soil management. Application of AGVs and Drones for specific challenges
Outcome
Course at its end will achieve Critical understanding of digital agriculture for farm women through hands on training of handling Drones, AGVs, Agbot. Trained, skilled professionals capable of handling and processing required for digitization of agriculture.
Eligibility: Any Science graduate
